Table 2 GP (n=27) 1 reports of ease of use of the various software functions
Software function | Didn’t answer (% of GPs) | Didn’t use (% of GPs) | Ease of use (% of GPs) | Ease of use2Mean (sd) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Difficult/very difficult (0-1) | Neutral (2) | Easy/very easy (3-4) | ||||
Opening/login into the Sidebar | 4 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 37 | 1.8 (1.3) |
The ‘speed’ of the Sidebar | 4 | 4 | 63 | 7 | 22 | 1.1 (1.3) |
Sidebar structure (assessâžœtrack progress âžœreview planâžœprint summary) | 4 | 4 | 44 | 15 | 33 | 1.8 (1.1) |
The BMI tracking chart | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 48 | 2.3 (1.1) |
The ‘Track progress’ tab i.e. recording motivation/progress | 4 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 48 | 2.1 (1.1) |
The ‘Educate’ tab with the tip sheets | 4 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 48 | 2.5 (0.9) |
General useability | 7 | 4 | 44 | 26 | 19 | 1.5 (1.2) |
Switching between practice and Sidebar software | 4 | 7 | 44 | 19 | 26 | 1.5 (1.3) |
Contacting the specialist obesity team via email using the Sidebar | 4 | 44 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 2.5 (0.9) |